GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |